Russia should be ready for long and meticulous work in upholding its interests in international agencies and institutions.
Diplomacy must be divested of the crusading spirit.
Hans Morgenthau
The expulsion of over 700 US diplomats from Russia has become the first tough gesture in response to the recent adoption of the bill on sanctions by Congress. No doubt, Congress will thoroughly monitor its implementation. Russia will not limit itself to the expulsion of US diplomats and the seizing of diplomatic...
On July 18, 2017, RIAC held a debate titled “Fake News and World Politics”. The lecturers were Lawrence McDonnell, former BBC corresponded in Moscow, and Pavel Koshkin, Deputy Editor of RBC’s international department and former Editor-in-Chief of the analytical resource Russia Direct in English language.
On July 18, 2017, RIAC held a debate titled “Fake News and World Politics”. The lecturers were Lawrence McDonnell, former BBC corresponded in Moscow, and Pavel Koshkin, Deputy Editor of RBC’s...
... sides, and no one has lost
Anton Mardasov, Kirill Semenov:
The “Southern Deal” Between Moscow and Washington: A Duel of Diplomacies
The beginning of July was marked by the first personal meeting between Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, and Donald Trump, President of the USA, in Hamburg. The event had been awaited not only in our countries, but all around the world, drawing in a wide international response. Thus far, passions have been running high.
The first response regarding the Hamburg ...
Since Donald Trump took over the oval office, uncertainty has two-folded and the International Liberal Order came under jeopardy. Even some analysts smack the drum of the end of the unipolar world. It was more evident during the G20 summit, which American lost ...
... negotiations with overseas partners, German political elites and society once again faced the fear of a "zero-sum game" in favor of the United States.
The results of the presidential elections in the United States and the new office headed by Donald Trump were generally evaluated as negative in Germany, causing a new wave of disappointment towards the U.S. as a reliable ally. Although, according to the representatives of the German political elites, the initial shock is gradually becoming ...
Russia's former top diplomat urges Trump, Putin to open new security dialogue
Vladimir Putin's previous foreign minister and onetime top security adviser has an urgent message for his former boss and President Donald Trump: Ratchet down military tensions to avoid a conflict neither side wants nor can afford.
Igor Ivanov, who served as Russian foreign minister from 1998 to 2004, said he is speaking out because he worries that the steady deterioration of relations ...
... administration is unfolding quite uneasily, Russian Ambassador to the US Sergei Kislyak told TASS.
The Russian ambassador expressed his opinion in an interview with TASS on the eve of the first meeting between Russian and US Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump at the G20 summit in Hamburg.
Trump has repeatedly stated that he wishes to work together with Russia in the fight against terrorism and to respond to other shared challenges. However, the opposition in the United States has taken on a hostile ...
... shook America, as when the Democratic president, Bill Clinton, was subjected to that political procedure. But neither he nor the other two American presidents who came close to being impeached were ever removed from office. Which scenario is awaiting Donald Trump? Will he be able to offset such a strong criticism towards him in the society, in the mass media, and in the establishment, and prevent his own impeachment?
Lawrence McDonnell:
“Lies, Spies and Big Data: How Fake News Is Rewriting Political ...
Authors: Des Browne, Wolfgang Ischinger, Igor S. Ivanov, Sam Nunn
Dear President Putin and President Trump,
The chasm between Russia and the West appears to be wider now than at any point since the Cold War. In the absence of new initiatives, the knot of distrust is being tightened, choking off the ability of governments to discuss, let alone advance, steps essential for improving the security of all people living in the Euro-Atlantic region.
Your first meeting in Hamburg will be a unique opportunity...
... Naval Post-Graduate School. He was also a consultant to senior members of Reagan administration. Executive Summary Behind the ongoing media frenzy, America seems deeply divided over whether to pursue a hard line with Russia or to cooperate with it. With Donald Trump favoring the latter course, Moscow “voted” for him in the 2016 elections. But the Kremlin’s cybernetic interference in the election has led to ongoing Russo-gate and efforts by President Trump’s foes to paint him as a Manchurian candidate....
